Senior Accountant / Accounting Project Manager - SEC Reporting

Job Summary

This role can be filled at either the Senior Accountant or Accounting Project Manager level.  Specific job overviews and duties are provided below for each level.  Note:  This role has excellent visibility and growth potential within Dominion Energy.

Senior Accountant

Overview:  The highly visible role is primarily responsible for assisting with the preparation of quarterly and annual footnote disclosures for all of Dominion Energy’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registrants and subsidiaries with financial statement requirements and for the preparation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) financial statements for other applicable reporting entities. The candidate must be highly motivated and able to work collaboratively in a team environment. A key aspect of this role is developing relationships across various departments at Dominion Energy to gather information relevant to financial reporting. Further, the candidate must be able to analyze and review information provided by others or internally prepared in order to draft relevant disclosures. This position requires a candidate that is able to problem solve and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. The candidate should be willing to contribute to innovation and process-improvement. Strong written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to understand and analyze technical GAAP/SEC guidance are critical.

Specific duties include: 

• Preparation of financial statements and disclosures, as assigned, for potential inclusion in Form 10-K/Q, other filings with the SEC and/or other applicable reporting requirements;
• Create and maintain appropriate supporting documentation to ensure compliance with applicable internal control requirements;
• Review information prepared and/or provided by others to be included in various filings;
• Analyze compliance with disclosure requirements;
• Evaluate disclosure requirements related to Dominion Energy’s business events;
• Review XBRL associated with certain SEC filings;
• Routinely coordinate with various teams within Dominion Energy, such as segment accounting groups, corporate accounting and investor relations, as it pertains to financial reporting needs;
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors; 
• Perform other duties as requested or assigned.

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Accounting Project Manager

Overview:  In addition to the Senior Accountant duties above, the Accounting Project Manager role will have a focus on unique events and/or complex transactions as well as the evaluation of compliance with existing GAAP and/or SEC disclosure guidance and the application of new or updated GAAP and/or SEC guidance. In addition, the position supports other transactions carried out by Dominion Energy, including capital market transactions (debt and equity offerings) and acquisitions and dispositions.  The ability to critically analyze and effectively summarize information into an SEC disclosure and/or management-level summary is paramount. Additionally, this position will require the initiative to manage projects both within the SEC Reporting team and across various groups inside and outside of accounting as it relates to financial reporting needs.

Specific duties include:

• Prepare disclosure options for a given situation and be able to provide recommendations to management;
• Conduct complex assignments and analysis supporting external financial reporting and/or financial reporting controls;
• Advise project teams on specific accounting and internal control issues relevant to business and organizational events;
• Routinely coordinate with various other Dominion Energy groups, including finance, legal, environmental, human resources and asset management;
• Support filings made with the SEC, including investor relations and capital markets, as applicable; and
• Prepare executive summaries of key financial reporting information.
  
  

There is one position which will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidate's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

Senior Accountant:  5+ years of general accounting experience or 4+ years of public accounting experience

Accounting Project Manager:  6+ years of general accounting experience or 5+ years of public accounting experience

Note: A Master’s degree can count towards as one year of relatedexperience. A partial year of six months or more will be rounded up to one year

Specific knowledge, skills, abilities and experience include:

• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles is a requirement;
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred;
• SOX experience is preferred;
• Energy industry experience or experience with financial reporting preferred;
• Ability to show ownership over tasks assigned, seeing items through from start to finish with relative independence;
• Ability to contribute innovative ideas and process improvement suggestions and see those changes through to implementation;
• Effective communication, interpersonal and customer service skills;
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.

Education Requirements

Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education:  Bachelor

Preferred Disciplines: Accounting

Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above

Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description

Preferred:  CPA
 

Working Conditions

Other Working Conditions

Test Description

No Testing Required